Islamabad vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$199	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$975
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	69	31
😀 Quality of life	49	40
🏙️ Population	1.01M	14.6M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 61% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8870th and 4732nd ($442 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6313th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Kinshasa

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	Islamabad	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$4674

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764